Chapter 5

Katarina's POV

Lies were always meant to give rise to pain and anguish with every ounce of self-detested that one could feel. I suddenly felt the same. And probably this was the reason why I despised Alphas this much. The power, the command, the intimidation they held, I was too naive to grip.

My past had been a crucial subject of conversation for me, not that I was scared to open up, but I was frightened of the aftermath that truth would bring. The pain, the sufferings, the hatred. What was I supposed to tell? That these were what my moon blessed gave me? That his fingers had inflicted these marks of ownership, his claim over me?

"I told you, I fell." This time, my voice was calm and the tone was more stable. He didn't seem to grip the lie I fed him instead he gritted his teeth, I could see the muscle of his jaw twitching and with a vague shake of his head, he retreated his hands. The sudden lack of warmness in his body brought a cold gush of wind